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Bloody throat! Any doctors around?

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Gymnoob · 19/04/2024 21:21

Basically I had what I suspect was strep throat around 3 weeks ago.

Bloody awful. Thought I was actually going to die. Got antibiotics (5 day penicillin) and cleared up straight away. Thank the Lord.

After about 3/4 days of finishing that course it was back. Had another set of 5 penicillin. Went instantaneously.

Again another 3/4 days and it started scratching again. Some white spots and the fever/ cold sweats started again. Thankfully when scrabbling around in the medicine box I found a few old penicillin (no idea where they came from but in date). So took those for nearly 24 hours before the GP appointment. Managed to convince the woman to give me another set of antibiotics again (5 days of something beginning with C) but she was trying to play the viral card. So she also did a swab. That’s come back negative (on googling apparently it could be because I took that bloody penicillin which I obviously didn’t tell the doc).

Now about 5/6 days break this time and my throat is scratching again. No white spots yet but I think I can start to taste it again. I can’t believe is fucking happening. I might have got it from work as there’s people there with it now.

What on earth am I going to do about this! I cannot keep getting this bloody thing. It’s not just a sore throat for me. It’s fever, cold chills, can’t move, can’t eat, can’t sleep, severe fatigue, headache, ear pain, crazy daisy chain necklace of glands, even pins and needles.

They aren’t going to believe me it’s bacterial because of this negative swab!!!

But how can it not be if it disappears overnight with antibiotics!?

Any advice very welcome please 😭

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SunshinePaddles · 19/04/2024 22:28

As PP, go back to the doc and ask for the 10 day course of antibiotics.

This might sound strange but also when on this course replace your toothbrush every couple of days and again on the first day after completing the antibiotics.

Because you have been given short courses of antibiotics, the infection may not have cleared entirely or you may be reinfecting yourself with your toothbrush brush.

I went through the exact same many years ago, it wasn't until I was put on a long course and told to frequently replace the toothbrush that it finally went away.

WhySoManySocks · 19/04/2024 22:14

It’s awful.

Go back. Tell them about the antibiotic you took.

Ask them why on earth do they think it’s viral if you have white spots and it reacts to penicillin.

Ask why not a 10 day dose.

And not to scare you, but these bacteria cause a whole array of illnesses, from skin infections, scarlet fever, infections of all sorts of organs, to allergic reactions. They’re contagious as fuck, difficult to get rid of, might have a 10 day long incubation period, and might be carried by a healthy individual for months while they infect everyone around them. So keep an eye on any unusual symptoms anyone in your family gets.

IMustDoMoreExercise · 19/04/2024 22:08

Just tell your doctor the truth about why the swab was negative. What do you think that they will to you? Shoot you?

Justwingingit2005 · 19/04/2024 21:55

My DH has had this in the last few weeks.
Dr has given him 8 antibiotics to be taken for 7 days. If that fails swabs will be done.

TeenLifeMum · 19/04/2024 21:52

I used to get reoccurring tonsillitis and regular antibiotics but it would come back within a few days of stopping them. One time my dm said “right, let’s try something different”… I spent a week in bed poorly - high temp, swollen tonsils etc but once that was over and I’d recovered, I never got it as bad again. My throat is still my weakness and gets sore when I’m run down but never as debilitating as it was.

FelicityBennett · 19/04/2024 21:49

The new Nice guidance does say course for penicillin is 5-10 days , clarithromycin recommended course has always been 5 days so you have been treated correctly.
I would ask to repeat the throat swab, and consider bloods and consider glandular fever

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Gymnoob · 19/04/2024 21:43

😭

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Whatwillitbenext · 19/04/2024 21:29

Gymnoob · 19/04/2024 21:27

Will they do that even though the swab now says negative!!

Im really worried they aren’t going to take this seriously until I’m on deaths door again. I have already lost a week and a half of work this month. I have an important meeting travelling on Wednesday.

I just. I’m so angry at this illness right now.

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Go back to them and say the guidelines say I should have had a 10 day course, I don't feel completely better I want the 10 day course I should have got in the first place to kill off anything that may still be lingering. I cannot afford to take more time off work. You need to make a fuss basically.

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Gymnoob · 19/04/2024 21:27

Whatwillitbenext · 19/04/2024 21:22

You're supposed to have a 10 day course, after the first 5 day course failed you should have been given the 10 day course.

Will they do that even though the swab now says negative!!

Im really worried they aren’t going to take this seriously until I’m on deaths door again. I have already lost a week and a half of work this month. I have an important meeting travelling on Wednesday.

I just. I’m so angry at this illness right now.

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Whatwillitbenext · 19/04/2024 21:22

You're supposed to have a 10 day course, after the first 5 day course failed you should have been given the 10 day course.

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